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  1. Mark_C

    Light in tank

    ? 65w, 30", $20, in Point MIght be a nice supplemental https://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/ele/d/point-pleasant-beach-aquarium-lighting/7118662389.html
  2. Mark_C

    First Reef Tank - Beginning the Journey

    Welcome aboard! Nice setup. Im in the 'Go with a sump 100%' group. Eshopps makes a hang on back overflow that is pretty darn reliable (I used them for years never a worry)). Then you can cut out that CPR hang on fuge and just build one into the sump. For a 50g you dont need anything crazy, you...
  3. Mark_C

    Looking for a 20 gallon tank .

    I may have one in the garage, charge is zero. I'll check tomorrow morning. Where are you located?
  4. Mark_C

    clownfish hosting majanos

    Dude, Keep the tank as a 'pest tank' and don't do anything to it, just run an ato and throw any odd frag or piece of rock in it. Started my pest tank 2 years ago with some aptasia, no water changes, no skimmer, no fuge. Two years later I have some insane mushrooms, multiple types of zoa, and an...
  5. Mark_C

    Please Help! Several fish keep dying and IDK why

    Beautiful setup! Unfortunately this hobby is a live and learn situation. If you cycled the tank for those 4 months with the rocks and some sort of additive (a few pinches of food occasionally, a dead shrimp from Shop-rite, or even urine) in that amount of time it should have cycled. Those rocks...
  6. Mark_C

    Light in tank

    Didin't know you were trying to salvage it. Problem is the saltwater, it corrodes solder. If the salt water has been sitting inside it for this long, it will eventually kill the remaining circuts. Best bet if this ever happens in the future is to run the fixture under tap water to flush it out...
  7. Mark_C

    Festing in place on wwoz New Orleans

    Great post. Thanks for the info. Tuning in now. :)
  8. Mark_C

    Is there a snail pandemic? From LA to RC

    :encouragement: Eric, I love stomatella, but, as jg said, you cant find them for sale anywhere. Wish you could, I'd infest my tank with them.
  9. Mark_C

    Opinions Please

    +1 on amado. The Milwaukee salinity and the Hanna alk are the two most worked items I have.
  10. Mark_C

    New toy - RO buddy booster

    Wasn't shutting off. Realize I need a separate check valve for the membrane out. Not a big deal, quick Amazon order, though a note in the description, 'If you're buying this to use with our RODI Buddy, get a frickin check valve', would have been welcome. Used to take the better part of a day for...
  11. Mark_C

    Is there a snail pandemic? From LA to RC

    Humble, the packaging is fine, just like the Live Aquaria was. Just odd that there's such a loss (though LA had the trocus prepacked in 25 per bag bundles). Diana, ACC usually doesn't carry ceriths, or at least they didn't in the past, I always went through Reefcleaners for them.
  12. Mark_C

    Clownfish Spawning

    For next time... https://copepods.com/collections/shop/products/rotifer-combo-pack-16-oz-zooplankton-and-phytoplankton-blend
  13. Mark_C

    New toy - RO buddy booster

    Installed it in 10 minutes this morning and my RODI production is up tenfold. Whisper quiet. No idea how I lived without a booster and this one has all the bells and whistles (on/off with low/high pressure, backwash, etc). If this holds up for a couple weeks, I'm going to buy another for my home...
  14. Mark_C

    Opinions Please

    Trade it in for one of these... https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-MA887-Refractometer-Temperature-Compensation/dp/B007Z4ITWU/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=aquarium+salinity&qid=1588343992&s=industrial&sr=1-8 Simple to use and one of the most reliable investments I made in this hobby.
  15. Mark_C

    Is there a snail pandemic? From LA to RC

    So, as posted, my last order from Live Aquaria, of 150 snails, contained 5 bags of trocus (25 in each bag), all arrived dead and putrid. LA was great with the customer service, within 24 hours I had a full refund. Still needing snails, went to the old trsuworthy source, John at Reefcleaners...
  16. Mark_C

    Would you use these?

    I have 3 or 4 1" bulkheads (threaded) if you need em, think one or two has the overflow cage piece as well. If not, if anyone else needs them, let me know.
  17. Mark_C

    Did a DumbER thing

    There's an Irish saying, 'Murphy was an optimist'
  18. Mark_C

    Cool find

    HA! I was talking ships from the Revolution and I just saw RFBF's post on page 1. This is why I'm not an archeologist.
  19. Mark_C

    Algae issue taking over

    I just got out of a 3 month battle where I was almost ready to give up the tank due to hair and turf algae. I was ill for a couple weeks and it overran, seriously overran the tank. Initially used Vibrant to questionable effect. About 8 weeks ago I did a 3 day total blackout and on re-opening...
  20. Mark_C

    Cool find

    Those little 3 leaf things near the directions are fleur-de-lis, a French style of metalwork. You ought to get it appraised, maybe its off an old French ship (they did lend us a lot during the Revolution).
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